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DOI: | 10.2134/jeq2016.05.0178 |
Web URL(s): | https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/jeq/articles/45/6/1901 Last checked: 01/24/2017 Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/jeq/pdfs/45/6/1901 Last checked: 01/24/2017 Requires: PDF Reader Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website |
Publication Type:
| Refereed |
Author(s): | McPhillips, Lauren E.;
Groffman, Peter M.;
Schneider, Rebecca L.;
Walter, M. Todd |
Author Affiliation: | McPhillips: Biological & Environmental Engineering, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY and Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State Univ., Tempe AZ; Groffman: Advanced Science Research Center and Brooklyn College Dep. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, New York, NY; Schneider: Natural Resources, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY; Walter: Biological & Environmental Engineering, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY |
Title: | Nutrient cycling in grassed roadside ditches and lawns in a suburban watershed |
Section: | Technical reports: Landscape and watershed processes Other records with the "Technical reports: Landscape and watershed processes" Section
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Source: | Journal of Environmental Quality. Vol. 45, No. 6, November/December 2016, p. 1901-1909. |
Publishing Information: | Madison, Wisconsin: American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America |
# of Pages: | 9 |
Related Web URL: | https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/jeq/abstracts/45/6/1901 Last checked: 01/24/2017 Notes: Abstract only |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Comparisons; Denitrification; Ditches; Environmental impact; Greenhouse gases; Nitrogen level; Nutrient cycles; Water quality; Watersheds
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Abstract/Contents: | "Roadside ditches are ubiquitous in developed landscapes. They are designed to route water from roads for safety, with little consideration of water quality or biogeochemical implications in ditch design and minimal data on environmental impacts. We hypothesize that periodic saturation and nutrient influxes may make roadside ditches hotspots for nitrogen (N) removal via denitrification as well as biological production of the greenhouse gases (GHGs) nitrous oxide (N2O), methane (CH4), and carbon dioxide (CO2). Research sites included 12 grassed ditches and adjacent lawns with varying fertilization in a suburban watershed in central New York, where lawns represented a reference with similar soils as ditches but differing hydrology. We measured potential denitrification using the denitrification enzyme assay in fall 2014 and GHG fluxes using in situ static chambers between summer 2014 and 2015, including sample events after storms. Potential denitrification in ditches was significantly higher than in lawns, and rates were comparable to those in stream riparian areas, features traditionally viewed as denitrification hotspots. Ditches had higher rates of CH4 emissions, particularly sites that were wettest. Lawns were hotspots for N2O and CO2 respiratory emissions, which were driven by nutrient availability and fertilizer application. Extrapolating up to the watershed, ditches have the potential to remove substantial N loads via denitrification if managed optimally. Ditch GHG emissions extrapolated across the watershed were minimal given their much smaller area compared with lawns, which were the greater contributor of GHGs. These findings suggest that roadside ditches may offer new management opportunities for mitigating nonpoint source N pollution in residential watersheds." |
Language: | English |
References: | 54 |
Note: | Summary appears in CSA News, 61(12) December 2016, p. 13 Map Pictures, color Tables Graphs |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): McPhillips, L. E., P. M. Groffman, R. L. Schneider, and M. T. Walter. 2016. Nutrient cycling in grassed roadside ditches and lawns in a suburban watershed. J. Environ. Qual. 45(6):p. 1901-1909. |
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| DOI: 10.2134/jeq2016.05.0178 |
| Web URL(s): https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/jeq/articles/45/6/1901 Last checked: 01/24/2017 Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/jeq/pdfs/45/6/1901 Last checked: 01/24/2017 Requires: PDF Reader Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website |
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